Drug trade in the grandmother: Court condemns young perpetrators!

On February 21, 2025, a significant drug case took place in the Dordogne before the Tribunal de Périgueux, in which two young men aged 22 and 23 were charged with drug abuse and trade. The 22-year-old defendant hid 535 Ecstasy tablets with a Louis Vuitton logo in his grandmother's apartment in Ribérac. He acquired these tablets for € 1.50 each and sold them for € 10, which results in 85 % profit. The gendarmes also discovered 2.426 kg cannabis, 174 g cocaine and various utensils such as scales, a revolver and ammunition in the grandmother's apartment.

The 23-year-old was also charged with the possession of cannabis, cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines and is suspected of selling drugs. The gendarmes had been alerted after an incident in which the older accused had received drugs in his parents' post. These had called the gendarmerie after there was an argument.

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The 22-year-old has a history with drug trafficking, violence and theft and has already been detained twice. At the negotiation, he almost described his drug trafficking and was pointed out by the judge. He was previously employed as a carpenter and was released due to serious misconduct. The drug trafficking started again after he received an inquiry via Snapchat. He emphasized that he did not want to benefit from this trade, but only wanted to help his family and showed Reue for the negative effects on his 92-year-old grandmother.

The court imposed a prison sentence of two and a half years against the 22-year-old, plus four months due to the abolition of a probationary penalty. The 23-year-old received one year in prison, but is under 24 months of probation supervision and a therapy requirement.